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Continue reading →: Anna/AnastasiaAnna/Anastasia follows the story of Anna who believes herself to be Anastasia Romanov; we discover through the play that she keeps jumping off a bridge in Germany and the same police officer interviews her. The play was much funnier than I thought it would be which was balanced with emotional…
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Continue reading →: The Comedy of ErrorsThe Comedy of Errors is the shortest of Shakespeare’s farces chronicling the story of two twins and their twin servants who, in a storm, are separated. We meet them again as one twin, his servant and his father look for his brother. What follows is a series of meetings with…
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Continue reading →: The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson MusicalThe Lightning Thief tells the story of Percy Jackson a teen living with his single mother. Unbeknownst to him, his dad is a Greek God and Percy is sent to a summer camp where other children of Gods attend. Percy is then sent on a quest and journeys across America…
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Continue reading →: Edinburgh Fringe Recommendations 2025With the Edinburgh Festival Fringe just around the corner in August I have put together a short-ish list of shows which I have seen; I am going to see or which I can’t fit into my schedule but which I think look interesting. I lean towards comedy so please bear…
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Continue reading →: Ghost Off!Ghost Off! follows the Hillhead psychic Madame Ann-Marie Bain-Marie as she tries to win money by proving her skills, along with help from her son, to Greta who hosts a supernatural podcast. The set was intricate and had more interesting elements that weren’t used. To create such an interesting set…
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Continue reading →: Mrs Doubtfire: The MusicalShe’s a hip-hopping nanny with a heart of gold. An uplifting musical with emotion in all the right places. Mrs Doubtfire tells the story of Daniel Hillard who lacks responsibility for his life and actions. His wife divorces him and due to his unemployment and lack of accommodation is blocked…
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Continue reading →: Operation MincemeatOperation Mincemeat is a joy and puts all the emphasis in the right place. The plot follows the real-life WWII operation, Operation Mincemeat, where a deceased man was used to trick the Nazis into moving their troops out of Sicily. Disguising the deceased man as a pilot carrying important documents…
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Continue reading →: The Choir of ManThe Choir of Man follows a group of men singing together in a pub. With a working bar onstage and using pop songs with short poems mixed in, The Choir of Man has an unusual style for a universal experience. The relaxed atmosphere, the breaking of the fourth wall and…
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Continue reading →: ChicagoChicago follows Roxie Hart who murders the man she is having an affair with as he threatens to end their relationship. On being sent to prison she meets Velma Kelly and other female prisoners who have also murdered their husbands and lovers. The story then follows Roxie and Velma as…
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Continue reading →: Mary PoppinsMary Poppins tells the story of the original Julie Andrews film with additional music. For those unfamiliar, the Banks family need a nanny and Mary Poppins answers their call – in her short time with the family the children travel on magical adventures and she teaches them to be better…






